Black Sabbath Profile

Formed: in Birmingham, England (1969)

Genres: Heavy metal

Nationality: British

Members:
Ozzy Osbourne
Tony Iommi
Geezer Butler
Bill Ward

Past members:
Ronnie James Dio
Vinny Appice
Ian Gillan
Geoff Nicholls
Tony Martin
Cozy Powell (Deceased)
Neil Murray
Bobby Rondinelli
Laurence Cottle
Terry Chimes
Jo Burt
Bob Daisley
Bev Bevan
Dave Spitz
Eric Singer
Glenn Hughes
David Donato
Ray Gillen (Deceased)

Covered by: The Cardigans, Shooter Jennings, Anthrax, Faith No More, Cannibal Corpse, Pantera, Danzig, Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, Hand of Doom.

Did You Know:
Black Sabbath formed in Birmingham, England in 1968 under the name Polka Tulk Blues Band (soon shortened to "Polka Tulk"), and later Earth, playing blues rock and hard rock.
Earth moved in a darker direction when their bassist, Geezer Butler, a fan of the black magic novels of Dennis Wheatley, wrote an occult-themed song titled "Black Sabbath" (the song name was apparently inspired by a 1963 Mario Bava film).
Tony Iommi lost the tips of two fingers on his fretting hand while working in a sheet metal factory
In the late seventies Osbourne and Ward supposedly took LSD every day for two years.
Elton John is a huge fan of Black Sabbath,

Urban Legends:
While touring in Texas Ozzy was arrested for peeing on the Alamo.
Ozzy routinely bit off the heads of bats during his concerts

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